Machine for applying tapes to boxes.



PATENTED DEG. 11,1905.

J. HUETHER. MACHINE FOR APPLYING TAPES 'I'O BOXES.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1905.

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'No. 838,413. PATENTED DEC. ll, 1906. J. HUETHBR.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING TAPES T0 BOXES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29. 1906.

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No. 838,413. f PATENTED DEC. 11, 1906.

J. HUETHEB", MACHINE FOB. APPLYING' TAPES T0 BOXES.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZQ, 1905.

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No. 838,413. PATENTBD DBG. 11, 1906.

Y '1. HUETHBR. MACHINE F011- APPLYING TAPES To BOXES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29, 1905.

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J. EUETEEE. MACHINE E011 AEPLYING TAPES To BOXES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29. 1905.

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PATENTED DEG. 11, 1906.

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PATENTED DEG. 1l, 1906. J. HUETHER. MACHINE FOR APPLYING TAPES T0 BOXES.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB HUET HER, OF NEV YORK` N. Y., ASSIGN OR TO ROBERT GAIR COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, N EW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING TAPES TO BOXES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 11, 19,06.

Application filed May 29,1905. Serial No.,262,726.

lb @ZL whom, it may concern- Be it known that I, JACOB HUETHER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented anew and useful Machine for Applying Tapes to Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to applying the tape handles to ice cream, confectionery, and other boxes made out of paper or cardboard and like materials.

In taping boxes for the purpose of supplying them with handles it is necessary that the tapes should be cut to the proper lengths, the boxes perforated with holes to receive the ends of the tapes, suflicient slack left to form the handle, and the ends passed through the holes, turned up against the inside of the box, and secured thereto by an adhesive. Here tofore this taping has been done by manual labor, and a number of operations have been required, which involved considerable manipulation of each box. This materially increased the cost of manufacturing these articles, and the output was relatively small to the cost of manufacture, and there was more or less want of uniformity in the finish of the articles.

The object of this invention is, first, to reduce the cost of applying and fastening the tapes to these boxes by dispensing with manual labor in the operations of placing the tapes in position, perforating the boxes, and inserting and gluing the ends to the inside of the box second, to enable the taping to be done much more rapidly than has heretofore been possible, and thus greatly increase the output of the taped boxes in a given time; third, to turn out the work much more uniform in finish and with tapes fastened in a more secure and permanent manner and to lessen the waste of material which is inevitably associated with manual labor in this class of work.

By this invention the box before being glued up is laid upon a table by an operator, and the part of the tape to form the handle is drawn across it by a gripper, which takes it from a roll, and a slack portion for the handle is drawn up, and the length of tape for the handle and the attached ends cut ofi'. The ends are turned at right angles to the handle portion, and a punch perforates the box and inserts these ends through the holes simultaneously. The glue is applied to the under side of the box, and a device turns the ends up and presses them against the (flue and lays them down against the under side of the box and secures them thereto.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of the machine; Fig. 2, a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan. Fig. 4 is an end elevation looking from the right-hand end of the machine. Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-section of the machine, taken on line AA of Fig. 1 and looking from left to right. Fig. 6 is a vertical crosssection of the machine, taken on line B B of Fig. l. Fig. 7 is a cross-section of the machine, taken on line C C of Fig. 1 and showing one of the devices for turning the ends of the tape and perforating the box in its normal osition and means for operating the same. fig. 8 is a similar view with the devices for turning the ends of the tape and punchingv holes in the box in their roper positions. Fig. 9 represents a sectiona side elevation of the knife for severing the tape and the device for operating the same, the section being taken on line D D of Fig. 1. f Fig. 10 represents a sectional side elevation of the devices for holding the ends of the tape after the part for the handle has been cut olf and the de- `vices for operating the same, the section beshown in their position just before the` punches descend Vand perforate the box and insert the ends of the tape. Fig. 15' is a top plan of the same. Fig. 16 represents the devices shown in Fig. 14 in the position they IOO occupy after the ends have been turned and' c the punches have perforated the box and inserted the ends of the tape. Fig. 17 is a top plan of the same. Fig. 1S is a sectional view of one of the devices for turning theI ends of the tape, the punch, the box, and the tableg ard J.

taken on line E E of Fig. 16. Fig. 19, Sheet 7, represents the facek of one of the devices for turning the ends of the tapes.

Referring to the drawings, F designates a table which is supported on legs G G, braced by longitudinal bars H and transverse bars I. J J are standards bolted to the table F, that have at their upper ends bearings K L for a driving-shaft, M on which fast and loose pulleys N O, a balance-wheel P, and a driving-pinion Q are mounted. The standard J also carries the side bearing R in a front projection thereof. At the opposite or righthand end of the table there is a standard S, which has a bearing T at the top in line with the bearing R, and a rear lateral projection U, provided with a bearing V in line with a bearingWin a rear projection U of the standln the bearings R T at the front of the'machine a counter-shaft a is supported, and in the bearings V W at the rear of the machine a second counter-shaft b is supported. The'shaft a at the left-hand end of the machine carries a spur-wheel d, that meshes wheel g on a shaft 7L below the table.

with the driving-pinion Q, and at the rightharigd end of the machine this same shaft carriesa sprocket-wheel e, which is connected, by means of asprocket-chainf, with a sprocket- The counter-shaft b carries at the right-hand end of the machine a grooved cam 1. The fork 2 on the' counter-shaft b is provided with a rackbar 3, that passes down through a guide-slot in the table and carries a roller 4, that runs in the groove 5 of the cam 1. The rack-bar 3 engages a rack-pinion 6 on a transverse shaft 7 in bearings under the table. The groove 5 of the cam is adapted to move the forked rack-bar 3 up and down, and thereby through the pinion 6 turn the shaft-7 to the right and left.

8 is a pinion on the shaft 7, the upper periphery of which runs in a mortise 9 in the under side of the table, and its teeth project through an aperture into a longitudinal groove 10 in the upper side of the table and engages the rack 11 on the under side of a bar 12 in the groove', whereby when the shaft is turned 1 by the rack-bar 3 and the rack-pinion 6 the 5o P inion 8 moves the bar to the right and left alternately. The bar 12 carries two grippers 13 14, situated, respectively, to theright and left of the lniddle'of the machine. Each Y gripper consists of a fixed lower jaw 15 on a plate 16, secured to the rack-bar 12, and a movable upper aw 17 on a lever 18 which opposesv the lower jaw 15. The lever 18 has itsfulcrum on a pivot 19, passed through projections of the plate 16, in which a prol "jaw'is'provided with a toe 21 and a V-shaped' notch 22. vThe plate 16 has two perforated guides 23 23 at its rear end, in which is inserted the stem of a spring-bolt 24, which is in line with the V-shaped notch 22. The movable jaw is held open by the bolt 24 engaging the V-shaped notch 22, and when released from the bolt it is closed by the spiral spring. The rear end of the bolt-stem has a right-angular projection that forms a hook 25, which projects beyond the rear side of the rack-bar 12. The gripper-bolts are drawn back to release the movable jaws by means of right-angular fingers 26 27 when the hooks are carried against the said fingers by the movement `of the rack-bar 12 to the left, whereby the hooks 25 are carried against the said fingers and the bolts drawn back out of the notches in the ends of the levers of the movable jaws. These jaws are opened by means of forks 28 29 on the counter-shaft b, which are moved up and down by means of cams 30 31 on said shaft operating against rollers 32 33 on the said forksand spiral springs 34 35. The shafts are passed down through guides in brackets 36 37 and carry right-angular arms 38 39, which when the forks are moved downward strike against the toes 21, and thereby throw the rear end of the'levers down, opening the jaws and bringing the V-shaped notches in line with the bolts, which enter the same, and thus hold the movable jaws open. Between the standards J S and on brackets 40 40 on said standards a plate 41 is supported and fastened, which at the middle portion 42 is projected downward and provided with vertical perforations 43 43 and a central angular arch 44.

45 45 are spindles which are inserted in the perforations 43 43 and are adapted to move up and down therein. The spindles are provided with a central bore 46. This bore does not pass through the lower end of the spindle; but in the bottom of the said bore a rectangular slot 47 extends through to the end of the spindle. A pin 47 a is inserted in the bore and carries at its lower end a rectangular punch 48, the lower end of which extends into the slot 47, and its upper end is connected with the arm 49 of a Z-shaped bracket 50, the' lower horizontal arm 51 of which is held in the vertical slot of the guide 52, fastened to the face of the part 42 of the plate 41. The stems or shanks 53 of the spindles 45 are passed through perforations in a yoke 54, which rests upon the shoulders between the spindles and their stems. The yoke 54 is carried on the threaded stem 55 of a fork 56, the stem being passed through a central perforation 57 in the yoke and is held between clamping-nuts 53 58, screwedon the stem. The fork 56 is placed upon the shaft a, which carries a cam 59, that bears against the roller 60 on the fork,and the upper end of the fork is fitted with a plate 61, which is hung on the lower end of a spiral spring 62,

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the upper end of which is fastened to an arm 63, projecting from a standard 64.

65 65 are brackets bolted to the part 42 of the plate 41. These brackets are curved upward and backward toward the arm of the machine and are provided with bearings 66, in which a shaft 67 is supported. This shaft carries cams 68 68, and forks 69 69 are also -placed on said shafts, and the bars 70 70 of these forks are passed throughv guides 7] in plates 72, fastened to therear side of the plate 41. The stems 53 53 of the spindles have pinions 73 73, which rest on the yoke 54 and are fastened to the stern by means of keys 74. These pinions are engaged by the rack-teeth on the stems of the forks 69. The forks are tted with cross-plates 75, which are hooked to spiral springs 76, the other ends of said springs being fastened to the upper ends of brackets 77, connected with the table. Reciprocating motions are given to the fork by means of the cams 68, bearing against rollers 7S on the forks, and spiral springs 76, and by the reciprocating motion the spindles, through the rack-bars and pinions, are rotated to the right and left as the forks move back and forth. Midway between the pinions 73 73 and in front of the fork 56 an inverted-T-shaped plate 79 is hung upon the lower end of a spiral spring 80, the upper end of which is suspended from the arm 63. The arms of the T-shaped plate are turned up and passed through perforations in the arms 51 of the brackets 50 50. The brackets 50 50 are thus suspended between the guides 52 52. Cams 31 81 are mounted on the counter-shaft (L over the horizontal arms 49 of the brackets 50. Then the low points of the cams are above the arms 49 of the brackets 50, the spring 30, through the plate 79, lifts the brackets 50 50 up, and the brackets, being connected with the pins 47a in the spindles, withdraw the pin from the spindles, and thereby draw the punches up in the spindles, as shown by Fig. 7 but when'the high part of the cam bears against the arms 49 of the brackets the brackets are forced down, and thereby the pins are driven into the spindles and the punches forced down out of the same, as shown by Fig. 3. The downward motion of the spindles from the position shown by Fig. 7 to the position shown by Fig. 3 is brought about by means ofthe cam 59 on the counter-shaf t e, which bears the fork 56 down, and thereby causes the yoke 54 to move the spindles downward to the position shown by Fig. 8. The downward movement of the spindles takes place before the cams S1 drive the punchers down out of the spindles. The pinions 73 73 are of suflicient length to retain their engagement with the rack-bars on the forks 69 when the spindles are moved downward, as shown by Fig. S. The spindles are rotated a quarter-turn in one direction from the right to left as they move downward. In

the ends or faces of the spindles there is on one side a slot S2, the bottom of which is inclined downward toward the center of the spindleI and onthe opposite side there is a rectangular notch 83. As will be seen by Fig. 7, when the spindles are in their upper position these slots are at the front and rear sides of the spindles; but during their descent they make one complete revolution and come to rest in the saine position as when they started when their downward movement began, as shown by Fig. S.

The device Vfortaking up the tape to forni the slack or handle part. consists of a hori- Zent al arm 34 on the lower end and a vertical bar 85, havin0l a linger S6, which projects at right angles from the aim S4 under the arch 44 of the downward-projeci'ing part 42 of the plate 41. The bar 85 is connected with a fork 87 on the count er-shaft a, which is operated by a cani 83 on said sh ft, the sl'enr of the :fork p `tsing through tie guide in the plate 41. he bar .S5 is hung on the lower end of a spiral spring 90, suspended from. an arm 91, connect ed wif?K i' standard 64. By the movement of he ork the `linger 86 is carried down to the t able or liti ed 'te the position shown by Figs. 14 16 in the arch 44.

92 is the krfe for severing the tape, which is connected with 'the lower end of the stein 93 of fork 94, which is passed i hreugh a guide in the plate 41.. The count er shaft e is passed ihrougl he fork and carries a cam 95, by whichI the fork is moved downward, the upward movement being produced by a spiral spring 96, coiled on the stem of the fork between its siouldeis and the plate 41. The knife acts in conjunction with a knifeedge 97 and on the end a rigiit-angular arm 93, fastened to the table. The top of the arm is provided wi A an inclined groove 99, (see Fig. 13,) whi l'olms a guide for tite tape.

The tape is held afi" er ii is cut o'fl' by means of a spring-clamp 100 'te the left of il eknife. This clan'ip is passed through guide 101` screwed in a socket-piece 102, fastened by neans of a sei' -sciew 103 to a fork 104, through wl-icf ille count 1r-sl. it epesses, the stem being p ssed ilreug` a guide in 'the plate 41,. The fork is moved downward by inea of a cani 105 en the ccunter-sfaft a and upward by a spi il s 106 on the siem of ihe s?` 1"" Bef-.Ween ine shoulders of tl i fork and *le pla e 41. The clairp acts agairst ihe ble-ck 107 cn Viie 'r able. Under the `fable there is esi 103, held in bearings 109, sutpended from ine fable. This shaft carries gear-wheel 110, their with a pinion 111 on 'the sieh 7L'. On jsii-aft are collars 112 113, ea i; of wiic'r carries a gluebrush 114 and a wiper 115. In tite table iininediately above the collars tiere are morrises 116 117, arranged r1 ,sversely of tie table and immediately under the spindles 45 ICO ICS

. jaw, which closes on the tape, shown.

45. brushes are carried up in the mortise and the wipers follow immediately behind the gluebrushes. On the shaft h, in line with the brushes 114 115, snailheels 118 119 are mounted .on the shaft h. These snails revolve in a glue-tank 120 and take up the glue therefrom. The adjustment of the snailwheels is such that the glue-brushes come in contact with the high part thereof and take the glue therefrom. The wipers 1 15 pass the lrw part thereof, and thus do not take the g ue.

The gripper 14 aids in drawing the tape off the roll. lt will be observed that it is connected with the bar 12 and is opened by means .of the fork 29 at the left-hand end of the machine, and the vbolt is drawn back by the hook on its end coming in contact with the Enger 27 when the bar is moved to the left. The diagrammatic represent ation of the operation of the machine, Fig. 13, shows this gripper in three positions. When the gripper 13 moves to the right and draws the tape vover the box, gripper 14 is in its extreme left-hand position (shown by the dotted lines) and closed on the tape and draws the tape off the roll as it is moved to the right, and when it reaches its extreme right-hand position (shown by the dotted lines) next to the clamp 100 it is opened by the fork 29, and the bolt enters the V- shaped notch in the movable jaw and holds it open, so that when the bar moves back to the left to cause the gripper 13 to slaclren the tape gripper 14 moves back to the position shown by the solid lines, but the jaw being open the tape slips through it. When, however, the bar moves to the left to carry the gripper to the point where it takesthe end of the tape from the arm 98, the gripper 14 is also moved back to its extreme left-hand position, (shown by Fig. 13,) and as its hook comes in contact with the finger 27 the bolt is drawn back, `and thus releases the movable It A will be understood from the foregoing that the gripper 14 has no other function than to draw the tape off the roll, so that the gripper 13 can the more easily and without liability of displacing the tape or stret ching it carry it across the box and lay it in its position thereon under the spindles.

At the beginning of the operation of the machine the gripper 13 is at its extreme position to the left-that is, in line with the knife-edge 97 and the jaws are open so that the arm is between them, as shown by the diagram Fig. 13. The tape 121,which is wound .on the reel 122, is drawn up and its end carried through the gripper 14, which is at its extreme left-hand position, asshown by Fig. 13, thence under the clamp 100, thence up the inclined groove 99 in the arm 98, and between the jaws of the gripper 13, which, as before stated, are open and in line When the shaft 108 revolves, thel with the end .of the arm 98. When the machine starts, the gripper 13 moves to the right and the upper jaw, which is roughened on the under side, pulls the tape off the arm, and it immediately closes .on `the tape. The clamp 100 is also moved up when the gripper seizes the tape, and the movement of the gripper being continued it draws the tape with it until it passes the right-hand spindle 45 to the position' indicated by the .dotted lines, Fig. 13. A box 123 having been placed upon the table with the parts to which the tapes are to be attached under the spindles, when the gripper moves to the right it lays the tape on top of the box and under the spindles. When the gripper reaches 'the point indicated by the dotted lines, Fig. 13 the spindles are moved downward on top .of the tape and hold it against the box. At this point the gripper 13 moves to the left to the position indicated by the solid lines, Fig. 13, and at the same time the finger .86 is moved upward and draws the tape with it as it is slackened by the movement .of the gripper 13 to the left. The connection between the tape under the spindle 45 and that on top of the arm is not severed at this stage. Hence when the finger 86 is moved upward it draws the tape as it is slaclrened from under the spindle next to the gripper g but, the other end being held by the clamp, vwhich descends when the gripper 13 reaches its extreme right-hand position, the tape cannot be drawn from under the spindle next to the clamp. When the grip er 13 moves to the left hand and stops in t e position indicated by the solid lines, Fig. 13, the fork 28 descends, and its arm 318 ,strikes the toe 21 and presses the lever down until the bolt enters the V-shaped notch, and thus the gripperjaw is opened andv locked, leaving the end 124 free. At the same moment the knife 92 descends and severs the tape, leaving the end 125 free. The position of the tape and the spindles an'l the finger at this stage is indicated by Fig. 14. The spine". les are next rotated in the c irection of their arrows, Fig. 14, and as the part 126 between the spindles is drawn Vup at a sharp angle the ed ges in the rectangular notches 83 are between the sides of said notches. The edges of the ends 124 125 are also between the sides of the inclined notches 82 82. When the spindles are rotated, the sides of the notches bear against the edges of the tape, thereby turning the part 126 of the tape between the spindles back and the ends 124 125 forward. By this operation the part 126 of the tape is slipped off the finger 86 and the ends of the tape are drawn around at right angles to the position shown by Figs. 16 and 17, where is shown clearly the tape clear of the finger 86 andthe ends of the tape projecting to the front. When this operation is concluded, the gluebrushes are brought in contact with the un- IIO der surface of the box through the mortis'es, and they apply the glue to the under side of the surface of the box immediately under the spindles. When the glue-brushes pass, the punches 48 are driven down against the parts of the tape under the spindles and simultaneously perforate the box and drive the ends of the tape down through the perforations, as shown by Fig. 16. The punches arev immediately withdrawn and the wipersv 115 arrive in the mortises and bear against the ends of the tape, turn them up at right angles to the box, and fix them thereto by pressing them against the glue on the under surface.

I claimy 1. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes means that takes the end of the tape, means for moving the said means to cause it to lay the tape on the part of the box to which it is to be attached, means for holding the tape at the points where its ends are to be'fastened to the box, and means for moving the means that carry the tape back a limited distance to slaclren the tape, substantially as specified.

2. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes means that takes the end of the tape, means for moving the said means to cause it to lay the tape on the part of the box to which it is to be attached, means for holding the tape at the points where its ends are to be fastened to the box, means for moving the means that carry the tape back a limit-ed distance to slacken the tape, and means for taking up the tape between the means by which it is held on the box as it is slackened, substantially as specified.

3. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes a gripper that takes the end of the tape, means for moving the gripper to cause it to lay the tape on the part of the box to which it is to be attached, means for holding the tape at the points where its ends are to be fastened to the box, means for moving the gripper back a limited distance to slacken the tape, and means for holding` up the tape between the means by which it is held on the box as it is slackened, substantially as specified.

4. In a machine for applying` tapes to boxes means that takes the end of the tape, means for moving the said means to cause il. to lay the tape on the part of the box to which it is to be attached, spindles which are adapted to be moved against the tape after it is laid in position on the box and tofhold it at the points where its ends are to be fastened to the box, means for moving back the means that carries the tape a limited distance to slacken the tape, and means for taking up the tape between the means by which it is laid on the box as it is slackened, substantially as speciiied.

5. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes means that takes the end of the tape, means for moving the said means to cause it to lay the tape on the part of the box to which it is to be attached, means for holding the tape at the points where its ends are to be fastened to the box, means for moving back the means by which the tape is carried a limited distance to slacken the tape, a finger over which the tape is laid located between the means by which the tape is held, and means for causing the finger to take up the tape as it is slackened, substantially as specified.

6. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes a gripper connected with a bar, means for reciprocating the bar, means for opening the gripper to receive the end of the tape, means for closing the gripper when the bar is moved to the right to cause the gripper to take the end of the tape and draw the tape over the box and lay it on the part of the box to which it is to be applied, means for holding the tape at the points where its ends are to be fastenedl to the box, means for arresting the movement of the bar after the tape is laid on the box, means for moving the bar in the o posite direction to carry the gripper bacliward to slacken the tape, and means for taking up the tape between the means by which it is held on the box as it is slackened, substantially as speciiied.

7. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes a gripper connected with a bar, a cam for reciprocating the bar, means for opening the gripper when the bar is moved t0 the left, an arm on which the end of the tape rests that passes between the jaws of the grip er, means for closing the gripper when the ar moves to the right, said gripper adapted to lay the tape on the part of the box to which it is to be applied as it is moved to the right, means for holding the tape at the points where its ends are to be fastened to the box, means for moving the bar in the opposite direction after the tape is laid on the box and thus causing the gripper to slacken the tape, and means for taking up the tape between the means by which it is held on the box as it is slackened, substantially as specified.

S. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes means that takes the end of the tape, means for moving said means to cause it to lay the tape on the part of the box to which it is to be attached, rotatable and longitudinally-movable spindles having notches in their ends the notches of each spindle being diametrically opposite each other, means for moving the said spindles downward against the tape after it is laid in position on the box to hold it at the points where its ends are to be fastened to the box, means for moving yback the means that lays the tape on the box a limited .distance to slaclen the tape, means for drawing the tape as it is slackened under the spindle next to the means that holds the end of the tape and takes up the slack between the spindles substantially as specified.

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9. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes means that takes the end of the tape, means formoving the said means to cause it to lay the tape lon the part of the box to which it is to be attached, rotatable and longituydinally-movable spindles having notches lthe tape, means for drawing the tape as it is slackened under the spindle next to the means that holds the end of the tape, means for taking up the slack between the spindles, means for cutting off the part of the tape held by the spindles, and means for rotating the spindles to cause them to turn the ends of 'the tape to a position at right angles to the part between the spindles and to disconnect the part between the spindles from the means by which the` same is taken up, substantially as specified.'

10; In a machine for applying tapes to boxes a table, a gripper, means for moving said gripper to the right and left on said table, means for opening and c losing said gripper, an arm having a knife-edge at one vend and a groove in the top in which the end of the tape is laid, a clamp for holding the said tape, means for opening the jaws of the gripper when it is moved to the left so that the said arm 'with the end of the tape lying thereon will pass between the jaws of the gripper, means for moving the gripper to the right, means Jfor closing the jaws of the gripper 4when the gripper moves to the right to cause it to grip the end of the tape and draw the tape off 'the roll and lay it on the box to which it is to be attached, means for releasing the clamp, rotatable and longitudinallymovable spindles, means for moving saidl spindles against the tape after it is laid in position on the box and hold itat the points where its edges are to be fastened to the box, means for moving the gripper back a limited distance to slacken the tape, a finger between the spindles over which the tape is laid, and means for lifting the said iinger as the gripper is moved backward to cause it to take up the slack between the spindles and draw the tape under the spindle next to the gripper that holds the end of the tape, substantially as specified.

11. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes means that takes the end oi' the tape,

means for moving the said means to cause it to lay the tape on the part of the box to which it is to be attached, means for clamping said tape between the spindles and the roll after the gripper has laid the tape on the box, rotatable and longitudinally-movable hollow spindles having notches in their ends the notches of each spindle being diametrically opposite each other, punches sheathed in said spindles and adapted to be moved thrcugh the ends therecf between the notches, means for driving the said punches out of the spindles, means for moving the gripper backward a limited distance to slacken the tape, a iinger over which the tape is laid located between the spindles, means for causing the said iinger to take up the tape as it is slackened, means for cutting off the tape means for rotating the spindles to cause them to turn the end ci the tape at right angles to the part between them and disengage said part from the finger, means for driving the punches out of the spindles against the ends of the tape to punch the box and insert the ends of the tape in the box, substantially as specified.

12. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes a table having a longitudinal groove in the top, a rack-bar in said groove, means Jfor reciprocating said rack-bar, a gripper fastened to the said rack-bar, means for opening the gripper when Yit moves to the left to adapt it to take the end of the tape, means for closing the gripper on the end of the tape, means for moving the gripper to the right to cause it to lay the tape on the part of the box to which it is to be attached, rotatable and longitudinally movable spindles, means by which they are moved against the tape after it is laid in position on the box to hold it at the points where its ends are to be fastened to the box said spindles having notches in their ends the notches in each spindle being diametrically opposite each other, means for moving the bar to the left after the tape is laid on the box and the spindles have secured the same to cause it to carry the gripper a limited distance to slacken the tape, means for taking up the tape between the spindles as it is slackened, means for clamping the tape between the spindles and the roll, means for cutting oil the tape between the spindles and the roll, means for rotating the spindles and causing them to turn the ends of thel tapes atright angles to the part between the spindles and to disengage the said part from the means by which the slack in the tape is taken up, punches sheathed in the said spindles adapted to be driven out of the same between the notches in the ends, means for driving them out of the spindles against the tape and the box to cause them to perforate the box and insert the ends of the tape in the box, rotary gluing-brushes that rotate under the table which apply the glue to the un- 4der side of the box and rotatable wipers that turn the ends of the tape up and press them against the glue for the purpose of causing. them to adhere to the box, substantially as speciiied,

13. In a machine for applying tapes to TCO IIO

boxes the combination of longitudinally l dles and on the part of the box to which it is movable and rotatable spindles for holding the tape and turning the ends thereof preparatory to their insertion in the box, a reciprocally-movable rack-bar held in a longitudinal groove in the table, a gripper connected therewith and adapted to be carried thereby to the right and left parallel to the spindles, means for opening the gripper when carried to the left to receive the end of the tape, means for closing the same as it is carried to the right to cause it to grip the end of' the tape and lay the tape under the spindles and on the part of the box to which it is to be attached, substantially as specified.

14. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes the combination of longitudinally movable and rotatable spindles for holding the tape and turning the ends thereof. preparatory to their insertion in the box, a spindie-guide having an opening in its under side between the spindles, a reciprocally-movable rack-bar held in a. longitudinal groove in the table, a gripper connected with said rack-bar and adapted to be carried thereby to the right and left parallel to the spindles, means for opening the gripper to receive the end of the tape when carried to the left, .means for closing the same as it is carried to the right to cause it to grip the end of the tape and to lay the tape under the spindles and on the part of the box to which it is to be attached, means for moving the gripper to the left a limited distance after the tape has been secured on the box by the spindles to slacken the tape, a finger that projects between the spindles into the opening inthe spindle-guide, a fork, a bar connected with the fork, an arm on the end of the bar, a finger on the arm that projects between the spindles and into the opening in the spindle-guide, means for reciprocating the fork to cause it to drop the finger down to the box previous to the movement of the gripper to the right, whereby the tape carried b v the gripper is laid across the finger, and to lift it as the tape is slackened to take up the slack f as the gripper moves to the left, substantially as specified.

15. In a machine for -.applying tapes to boxes the combination: of longitudinally movable and rotatable spindles for holding the tape and turningthe ends thereof preparatory to their insertion in the box each of said spindles having notches in its enddiametrieally opposite each other, a spindle-guide having an opening' in its under side between the spindles, .J'reciprocally-movable rack-bar held in a grifove in the table, a gripper connected wim said rack-bar and adapted to be carried thereby to the right and left parallel to the spindles, means for opening the gripper when carried to the left to receive the end of the tape, means for closing the same as it is carried to the left to cause it to grip the end of the tape and lay the tape under the spinto be attached, means for moving the gripper to the left a limited distance to slacken the tape, a finger that projects between the spindles and into the opening in the spindle-guide and connected with an arm on the end of a bar fastened to a fork, means for reciprocating the fork to cause it to drop'the finger to the box previous to the movement of the gripper to the right, whereby the tape is laid across the finger, and to lift it to take up the slack of the tape as the gripper moves to the left and cause the parts of the tap-e under the spindles to enter the notches in the spindles, means for opening the gripper to cause it to release the end of the tape, and means for cutting ofi' the length of the tape on the box held by the spindles from the part connected With the roll, substantially as specified.

16. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes the combination of longitudinally movable and rotatable spindles for holding the tape and turning the ends thereof preparatory to their insertion in the box, a spindleguide having an opening in its under side between the spindles, a reciprocally-movable.

rack-bar in a longitudinal groove in the table, a gripper connected with said rack-bar adapted to be carried thereby to the right and left parallel to the spindles, means for opening the gripper to receive the end of the tape when carried to the lelit, means for closing the same as it is carried to the right to cause it to grip the end of the tape and lay the tape under the spindles on the part of the box to which it is to be attached, means for moving the gripper to the left a limited distance to slacken the tape, a finger' that projects between the spindles and into the opening in the spindleguide, a fork, a bar connected with the fork, an arm on the end of the bar to which the said 'linger is connected, means for reciprocating thefork to cause it to drop the finger to the box previous to the movement of the gripper to the right, whereby the tape is laid across the finger', and to litt it as the tape is slackened to take up the slack as the gripper moves to the left and cause the part of the tape under the spindles to enter the notches in the spindles, means for opening the gripper to release the end of the tape, and means for cutting ofi the length of the tape on the box held by the spindles from the part connected with the roll, substantially as specified.

17. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes the combination of longitudinally movable and rotatable spincles for holding the'tape and turning the ends thereof preparatory to their insertion in the box, a spindle-guide having an opening in its under side between the spindles, a reciprocallymovable rack-bar in a longitudinal groove in the table, a gripper connected with said rackbar and adapted to be carried thereby to the right and left parallel to the spindles, means ICO for openingI the `gripper to receive the end of the tapewhen carried tO- the left, means for closing the same` as it is carried tothe right to cause it to grip the'endl ofthe tape and lay the tape under the spindles on: the-part of the box to which it is to be attached;v means for moving the gripper to the left a limited distance to slacken the tape, a finger that projects between the spindles and into the opening in the spindle-guide, a fork a bar fastened to the fork, an arm on the end of the bar to which said. flngeris connected, means for reciprocatingI thefork to cause it to drop the finger to the box previous tothe movement of thegripper totheright, whereby the tape is laid across a finger, and to lift it as the tape is sla-ckened: totake up=the^slack as the gripper movesito the left and causes the part of the tape under the spindles which is lifted.' up by the lingerV to enterl the notches: inl the spindles, means for opening the gripper to cause it to releasethe end of the tape, means for cuttingoif the length of the tape on the box held by the spindles from the part connected with the roll, a clamp for holding-the tape between the end and the roll= when the part under the spindles is cut off, means for moving the said clamp, and means for rotat'- ing the spindles while bearing against the tape to cause the outside notches tov bear against the ends of the tape and thev inside notches tovbea-ragainst the edges of thefpart of the taper heldv on the finger and thereby disconnect thev latter from the finger and at the same time turn the ends of the tape at right angles tothe side part, substantially as specified.

18. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes the combination of a table to:y support the box,means for'layingthe tape onthe box in position to be attached thereto, a spindleguide, hollow longitudinally movable androtatable spindles therein eachV of which has notches in its end that are diametrically opposite each other, punches insertedv inv the spindles and adapted to be driven out ofthe same through guide-openings in the ends between the notches, pins connected withr the punches that project up through the stems ofthe spindles, brackets havingf their upper ends connected with the ends of the pins and their lower ends held in guides, cams that bear against the upper ends of the brackets and" pins by whichr they are driven downward and the pins caused to force the punches out of the spindles against the ends ofthe tape and the box thereby perforating the box and inserting the ends of thetapein the perforations, an inverted-T-shaped plate the arms of which are connected with the guides and the upper end attached to a spring whereby thepunches are drawn up into the spindlesl after the ends of the tape are inserted in the perforations in they box, substantially as specified. l

19. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes the combination of a tableA to support the box, means for laying thetape on the'box in position to'y be attached thereto, a spindleguide, hollow, longitudinally4 movable and rotatable spindles-therein each of which has notches in its end that. are diametrically opposite each other, a yoke that connects the stems of the spindles above the spindleguide, aI fork connected with said yoke, a cam and aspringfor movingthe fork upand down to cause thezyoketoimovethe spindles longitudinally, pinions mounted on thestems of the spindles, forks provided with rackteeth geared to the pinions for-the purpose of rotating the same and cams for reciprocating the said forks to rotate the spindles in opposite directions, substantially as. specified.

20. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes a table for themachineto-support the box, means for layingv the tapeon thezbox in position to 1 be attached thereto, a spindleguide, longitudinally movable and rotatable spindles therein each of which has notches in its end that are diametricallT opposite each other, means for moving the spindles longitudinally and rotating them iny opposite directions, punchesl inserted in thev spindles adapted to be driven out of the same through openings. in the ends between thernotches, means for moving the punches in and. out of the spindles, mortisesin the tableunder-the spindles, gluing-brushes 'mounted' on a shaft under the saidk mortises, wipers mounted on the shaft behind the gluing-brushes, a glue- ISOO tank, snail-wheels mounted thereon to take up the glue from thev tank and adapted to come in contact with theglue-brushes, means for rotating the glue-brushes and means for rotating the snail-wheels whereby the gluebrushes apply theadhesive to the under .side of the. box-` and when the punches perforate the same and insert the ends of the tape-the wipers turnthe ends up and fasten them to the box by means of the glue on thebox, substantially as specified.

21. In a machine for applying tapesv to boxes: the combination of hollow longitudinally movable and rotatable spindles each of which has notches in\its ends that are diametrically opposite each other,means for rotating said spindles in l'opposite directions, means formoving the saidspindles longitudinally, a table to= support the box, a. gripper for drawing the. tape off the loll; and laying it on top of thebox and; under ,the spindles said gripper connected with. a recipocally-movable bar held in a longitudinalY gil` oveI in the table and consisting ot a. iixedjaw'provided with a spring-bolt having'a hook onits end, a movable jaw provided with a. V-shaped notch which is engaged by the spring-bolt to hold the movable jaw open and a toe", a spring for closing said jaw, a vertically-reciprocating fork to open the jaw of the gripper, a nger which when the rack-bar moves to the left engages the hook on the spring-bolt and withdraws the same from the V-shaped notch in the movable jaw thereby allowing the movable aw to close and grip the end of the tape, substantially as specified.

22. In a machine for applying tapes to boxes the combination of longitudinally movable and rotatable spindles each of which has notches in its end that are diametrically each other, guides for the spindles, means for moving the said spindles longitudinally, means for rotating the spindles in opposite directions, a table to support the box, a gripper for drawing the tape off the roll and laying it on top of the box and under the spindles, said Gripper connected with a reciprocally-movabtle bar held in a longitudinal groove in the table and consisting of a xed jaw provided with a spring-bolt having a hook on its end, a movable jaw provided with a V-shaped notch which is engagedbyv the spring-bolt to hold the movable jaw open and a toe, a spring for closing said jaw, a vertically-reciprocatin fork to open the jaw when moved to thegIeft to take the end ofthe tape and when moved back after laying the tape on the box to slacken the tape, a inger which when the rack-bar moves to the left engages the hook on the sprin -bolt and Withdraw the same from the V- Ilaped notch in the movable jaw thereby releasing the movable jaw to allow it to close and grip the end of the tape, a rectangular arml having a groove in its top to serve as a guidefor the tape, a knife-edge on said arm, a verticallymovable knife for severing the tape and a vertically-movable clamp to hold the tape between the end and the roll after the part under the spindle is cut off, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the invention above set forth I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB HUETHER.

Witnesses:

JAMES J. DAvIs, WILTON C. DoNN. 

